# Accident 19960817023179A: Cessna 172H, St Petersburg, FL, August 17, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 17, 1996, 12:15 local time
- Place: St Petersburg, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.7709° N, 82.6793° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of St. Petersburg, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.7709&lon=-82.6793&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8016L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8016L-1997-03-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172H (registry code 2072424, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172h) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172H
- Reported engine: CONT O300D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL96FA119](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL96FA119) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960817023179A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

LOST POWER. HIT LIGHT POLE TRYING FOR PIER. FELL IN BAY. CORROSION IN FUEL SYSTEM AND SCREENS. SAT FOR LONG PERIOD.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ATL96FA119](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL96FA119), Aug 17, 1996: Cessna 172H (N8016L), St. Petersburg, FL, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: An engine malfunction for undetermined reasons. A factor was the pilot's selection of an unsuitable landing site.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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